FCE/DVD Slideshows - Distorted Images

Despite reading the many posts regarding pixel aspect ratios and distorted images, I remain very confused about how to solve my problem.
I use FCE to create slideshows on DVD from still photos, but try as I might, I cannot figure out how to avoid the distorted (squashed) images in the finished DVD.
I use Lightroom and/or Photoshop to edit the images, then simply import them to FCE. I export the slideshow using Quicktime Conversion, H.264 Compression, Dimensions of 1442x1080. I use iDVD to convert the QT movie to DVD, for viewing on a widescreen TV.
I've tried the different options in QT Conversion to preserve the aspect ratio, to no avail. Most recently, I used Photoshop to change the pixel aspect ratio to 0.9 in the jpeg files, but that seemed to make no difference in the distortion.
I would very much appreciate any help you could offer.
Thanks,
DBennett

I export the slideshow using Quicktime Conversion, H.264 Compression, Dimensions of 1442x1080. I use iDVD to convert the QT movie to DVD, for viewing on a widescreen TV.
This is a significant part of the problem. If you intend to make DVDs then you must export from FCE to QuickTime Movie. DO NOT export to QuickTIme Conversion. While useful for many things, QT Conversion is not useful for transferring your video to iDVD or other DVD authoring tool.
And as has been mentioned above, if you want your photos to fill a widescreen TV (ie, 16x9) then you need to start by creating a sequence using one of the highdef Easy Setups in FCE. I'd recommend either one of the 720p30 or 1920x1080i60 Easy Setups. (1440x1080 is an anamorphic Easy Setup and is probably also a source of your distortion.) Of course, your images must also be 16:9 aspect ratio if they are to fill the screen. Don't scale up the images once they are in FCE. As for image size, 1x to 2x the video frame size (in pixels) seems to be the sweet spot unless you are using a Ken Burns type of effect and need to pan across a very large surface area.

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Guys,
I am back. Sorry for taking so long. My wife has been grumbling about me spending so much time on the computer, blah, blah..
Again thank you all for all the suggestions. I have look at Photo to Movie tutorial. It is pretty good but I think Fotomagico is better. Yet to try it. Soon I hope.
As what Howard Topoff said, Ken Burns causes the Flickering and he is correct. I created a slideshow in iPhoto without Kenburns and send to iDVD. There are no flickers what so ever. The quality I got is as per Ulead DVD Movie Factory. Now, at least I am getting the same quality as before. I expect it to be better but hey... It is really a pity as I like Ken Burns a lot.
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It is silly for iPhoto export option which can only export the biggest is large 640x480 and iDVD will have to recode it to 720 x 576 for PAL TV.
I have started to learn iMovie. iMovie has at least the option to set what QT quality is required when I Export Using Quicktime option. I can set whether it is PAL/NTSC/H.264,etc., frame rate, progressive or interlace, aspect ratio, etc. iPhoto has none of these. Is this an Apple oversight? I am doubtful.
Hey, rightly or wrongly, I am beginning to be a sceptic when it comes to Apple's intentions as those things that are missing are basics that should be part of the software.
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